Johann Sebastian Bach
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Born: March 21, 1685
Died: July 28, 1750
Birthplace: Eisanach, Germany
Age at Death: 65
Biography
Born at Eisenach, in Thuringia, he came of a distinguished musical family.
At 15 he became a chorister at Luneburg and at 19 organist at Arnstadt.
Subsequent appointments included positions at the cou ....
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.... of St Mathew and St John, and the Mass in
B minor. Orchestral music includes his six Brandenburg Concertos, other
concertos for clavier and for violin, and four orchestral suites. Bach's
keyboard music for clavier and for organ is of equal importance and
includes the collection of 48 preludes and fugures known as THE WELL-
TEMPERED CLAVIER, the GOLDBERG VARIATIONS, and the FRENCH and ENGLISH
SUITES.
Of his organ music, the most imporant examples are the choral preludes. He
also wrote chamber ....
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